The Everglades Places
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Places to Explore
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Big Cypress National Preserve
Through the 1950s and early 1960s the world's largest cypress-logging industry prospered in Big Cypress Swamp. As the industry died out, the government began buying parcels. Today, 729,000 acres, or nearly... (more)
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Biscayne National Park
Occupying 172,000 acres along the southern portion of Biscayne Bay, south of Miami and north of the Florida Keys, this national park is 95% submerged, and its altitude ranges from 4 feet above sea level... (more)
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Everglades City
Aside from a chain gas station or two, Everglades City is perfect Old Florida. No high-rises (other than an observation tower) mar the landscape at this western gateway to Everglades National Park, just... (more)
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Everglades National Park
If you're heading across South Florida on U.S. 41 from Miami to Naples, you'll breeze right through the Everglades. Also known as Tamiami Trail, this mostly two-lane road along much of the route skirts... (more)
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Florida City
Florida's Turnpike ends in Florida City, the southernmost town on the peninsula, spilling thousands onto U.S. 1 and eventually west to Everglades National Park, east to Biscayne National Park, or south... (more)
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Homestead
In recent years Homestead has redefined itself as a destination for tropical agro- and ecotourism. Seated at the juncture between Miami and the Keys as well as Everglades National Park and Biscayne National... (more)
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Tamiami Trail
An 80-mi stretch of U.S. 41 (known as the Tamiami Trail) traverses the Everglades, Big Cypress National Preserve, and Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. The road was conceived in 1915 to link Miami... (more)
Travel Deals in The Everglades
- U.S. City Flight Sale (R/T incl. Tax) CheapOair
- 4-Star Miami Airport Hotel Hotwire.com
- 3.5-Star Hotel near Disney Main Gate Hotwire.com
- Car Rentals across Florida CarRentals.com